Russia's Central Bank revealed Thursday that the full-blown launch of the country's blockchain-based Digital Ruble has been held off indefinitely.The regulator had actually at first mandated that major banks and businesses begin accepting digital ruble payments-- promoted as a legal option to cryptocurrencies-- by July 1, 2025. Smaller sized banks and c
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U.S. and Russian authorities are looking into potential cooperation on Arctic trade routes and resource exploration after they held high-level talks last week, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, mentioning anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.Negotiator and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriyev informed press reporters on Feb. 18 that the 2
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Russian and U.S. authorities satisfied in Istanbul on Thursday to go over embassy-related issues as part of efforts to stabilize ties, Russian news agencies reported.The talks, held at the U.S. consul general's house, follow this month's first high-level meeting in between the 2 nuclear powers because Russia introduced its major invasion of Ukraine.Nei
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Russia's Defense Ministry said early Thursday that it shot down 19 Ukrainian drones across the country and annexed Crimea overnight, while authorities in the southwestern Belgorod region stated one person was killed. A civilian was killed when an explosive gadget was dropped from the drone onto a car, Belgorod region guv Vyacheslav Gladkov
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North Korea has actually sent out extra soldiers to Russia and redeployed a few of its soldiers to the cutting edge in the Kursk area, an official from South Korea's intelligence firm told AFP on Thursday.South Korean and Western intelligence companies formerly reported that more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers were deployed to Russia last year to
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In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His MurderIn Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His MurderIn Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His MurderIn Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His MurderIn Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His MurderIn Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
In Photos: Remembering Boris Nemtsov's Life, 10 Years After His Murder
Prominent Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was murdered on this day in 2015.

Nemtsov was shot and killed by hired assassins while walking near the Kremlin with his girlfriend. His murder marked a turning point in Russia's crackdown on Kremlin critics.

He had been a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's regime and the 2014

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